Tulu | |
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Tulu | |
Native to | India |
Region | Coastal Karnataka and parts of northern Kerala, historically known as Tulu Nadu |
Native speakers | 1,949,000 (1997 survey)[1] |
Kannada script, Tigalari | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | dra |
ISO 639-3 | tcy |
Tulu is a language spoken in south India, mainly in the states of Karnataka and Kerala. In Karnataka it is spoken mainly in the district of Dakshina Kannada. In Kerala it is spoken in the Kasargod district. The area where Tulu is spoken is sometimes called Tulunadu.